San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-07-14
VIII the Liquor Men wIni

This way of putting the question
will not suit COL Mills, nor Gov. Ross
nor ex Gov. Throckmorton-nor evel
Mr.. Gibbs. These gentlemen, ant
their coadjutors as well, resent tn,
idea that this is "liquor mans fight.
They have no notions Of posing a
champions of the saloon. They ar'
fighting for "Jeffersonian principles,
constitutional liberty" and the
rights Of the citizen The heading
of this article will be an offense to
them. The fact is, this way of stat
ing the question is as little to oul
taste as it is to theirs, but it is no
original with us. In order to show
how it came to assume this shape, W.
must refer to the columns of q news
paper, secular newspaper, an anti
prohibition newspaper-The Dallas
Morning News.
1t is not likely to have been frogot
ten that few days ago Mr.. Ogden
Mr.. Betterton and Mr.. Sam Klein, o.
Dallas, were in st. Louis represent
ing the nti-Prohibitionists Of Texas.
The object of their visit, according
their own statement, was to raise $50,
900 to induce local Democratic poll
ticians to stump the State. What
the people needed was to have the
question presented to them sin the
light of reason and philosophy, and
according to the opinion Of Mr.. Og'
den, Mr.. Betterton and Mr.. Sam
Klein, of Dallas, there way plenty oi
this commodity, even of the Demo.
cratic kind, to be had in Texas--for
the money. Having "done' st. Louis
they departed for the other sources
of supply. The following telegram
from the News will, if carefully read,
show not only where they next turn
ed up, but how we came to give this
article this peculiar heading;
"CHIcAao, June 16-Tho National
Association of Wholesale Liquor
Dealers, held an important meeting
last night j. M. Atherton, of Louis
vile, presided. In addition to local
members present, Texas delegation
was there. They say they are pre-
pairing for prohibition fight in Tex
rs. One of the wholesale men says
that the 800 assessment made in
Chicago, is to fight prohibition in
Texas. Mr.. Atherton, president, ad-
nits that it is hard battle, but thinks
The liquor men will win. Prohibition
n Tennessee, West Virginia, Oregon,
Dakota and Wyoming, to say moth
ng of Michigan and Missouri, is
,ausing the liquor men trouble SO
hat the National. Association did not
'ome here to help Chicago dealers,
,ut rather to be helped. An assess
nent of 10 cents per barrel was made
IN old rye and bourbon, and requests
or funds made to wholesalers. Every
he says, does his level best,
me in Cincinnati giving $4,000"
Col. Mills, Gov. Ross, ex- Governor
Throckmorton-even Mr.. Gibbs, and
heir coadjutors, think this fight for
principles. Prohibition, they would
ave the people believe, is an assault
pom personal liberty, sumptuary
.w, undemocratic and anti-republi-
m. Its downfall is the triumph of
berty oyer tyranny, civilization over
arbarisn. But Mr.. Atherton, who
finishes the money, differs with
hem. for in the defeat of prohibition,
Q "thinks the liqnor men will win.
The Prohibitionists declare that
lis is fight between morality, law,
rder, good government and the Ii
uor traffic-and Mr.. Atherton agrees
ith them, for in the defeat of pro-
ibition he "thinks the liquor men
i'll win"
The prohibitionist may put his
'ust in God, in unseared conscience,
patriotism, but Col Mills, Gov.
oss, ex-Gov. Throckmorton and Mr..
ibbs must put their trust in "the Ii
nor men," They must talk Of 'iber-
Z" principle" "right," but in the
sfeat of prohibition Mr.. Atherton
inks "the liquor men will win"
This is the saddest news that ever
,peared In q Texas newspaper, for {
/ men say what they will, we cannot |
rget that every minister OF the Cos
j, every Christian citizen, every (;
ne patriot, every godly mother. 1
cry true wife. will grieve, while q
cry corrupt politician every liquor Z
m, every gambler, every abandoned
IN and women. will rejoice TO learn
At Mr.. AthcTtOn thinks The liquor
N viii win. Il
Perhaps the liquor men VIII "win- :
,ey have vast issues at stake and 0
y know the game. What is more. :
y have much encouragement Az /